SUBJECT:
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Request for Waiver from Land Development Code Section 6.8.6.B - Buffers for Abshier Engineering Inc., Parcel Number 31399-002-00, Application Number 32987 (Budget Impact - None)
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Michael L. Savage, Sr., Building Safety Director Development Review Committee
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
The Applicant, Abshier Engineering Inc., requested a waiver to Land Development Code (LDC) Section 6.8.6.B, which states, “Buffers shall provide a year-round screen and provide an aesthetic quality, especially along public rights-of-way, which enhance travel corridors and screen unsightly areas from public view.” The Applicant requests that buffers not be required. Forest High School is to the south and west. A parking lot is west and undeveloped to the south. A drainage retention area (DRA) is to east. Applicant states that buffers in these areas provide no benefit to the native vegetation in the area.
The subject property is located in the southeast-central portion of the County on approximately 1.00 acre.
This waiver request was denied by the Development Review Committee (DRC) on June 30, 2025. The Board tabled this waiver July 15, 2025, as the applicant was not present and to give the applicant time to reach out the School Board. The School Board responded that they have no issue with the buffer requirement being waived. An email stating this is in the attachments.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to uphold DRC’s action for the waiver request.
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